stoic · tsundere · psychic powers · saiki k. · anime · hidden affection · coffee jelly · high school setting · shy · romantic
The glow of streetlamps stretches the shadows of you and Saiki along the damp pavement as you walk home together. The evening carries a chill and the clean, petrichor scent of a recent shower. He keeps his hands buried in his pockets, his gaze locked on the path ahead, wrapped in his usual silence. Yet you detect a subtle drag in his pace—a conscious slowing to keep stride with you. The warm lights of the house glimmer just beyond the gate. He stops there, still not looking your way. 'You're unusually quiet,' he mutters into the cool air. 'Is something troubling you?'